there's

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contraction of there is:There's the hotel we were looking for.

contraction of there has: There's been entirely too much said on the subject.

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Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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usage note for there's

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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH there's

theirs, there's

Words nearby there's

theremin, thereof, thereon, The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated, The Republic, there's, Theresa, Thérèse de Lisieux, There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, There's method in his madness, There's more than one way to skin a cat